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状元

zhuàngyuan

Traditional: 狀元

candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination

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Meaning of 状元 in English

zhuàngyuanHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #10867
  1. candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination
  2. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
  4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. leading light
  6. see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
  7. see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]

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HSK words with 状

现状HSK 5形状HSK 5状况HSK 5状态HSK 5症状HSK 6告状HSK 7–9
元 on its own →
yuán · currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

HSK words with 元

元HSK 1单元HSK 5元旦HSK 5多元HSK 6公元HSK 6元素HSK 6元宵HSK 6元老HSK 7–9元首HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences